Package Description
Assistant Psychologist
Salary: up to £26,300
Working Pattern: Monday – Friday. Home based with travel to services within your region.
Regional Locations: Crawley
Do you want to support therapeutic, trauma‑informed practice and help care‑experienced young people and their teams to thrive? Are you passionate about working in an organisation that truly lives its EPIC values (Excellence, Passion, Integrity, Caring)?
Keys Group is growing, and we’re looking for enthusiastic Assistant Psychologists to join our Clinical Team. You’ll support qualified clinicians to embed therapeutic, trauma‑informed practice across homes in your region, using our Keys Connect model. With a strong focus on CPD and research, this is a great opportunity to develop your skills while helping shape high‑quality care for children and teams.
About you
You will work collaboratively with operations and other colleagues across Keys Group to support the embedding of high-quality therapeutic practices, meeting the needs of children and young people who live within our Children’s Residential Services.
The Assistant Psychologist role within Keys Group aims to provide core opportunities to develop in the following areas (in line with British Psychological Society Standards of Recruitment and Employment of Assistant Psychologists, June 2024):
- Developing reflective practice skills
- Understanding professional practice and ethics
- Understanding and using supervision
- Developing team working skills
- Understanding risk assessment and management
- Developing communication skills
- Developing knowledge of psychological formulation, assessment, intervention and evaluation
- Developing research knowledge and skills
- Understanding key principles of equality, diversity and inclusion on a practice and knowledge level
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the assessment and therapeutic care of children and young people, delivering psychological interventions under supervision and promoting the Keys Connect model.
- Assist with psychometric assessments, outcome measures, and the development of therapeutic resources and training.
- Contribute to service development, multidisciplinary working, and effective communication with partner agencies.
- Engage in regular clinical supervision, team meetings, and ongoing professional development.
- Apply evidence‑based practice, support research activity where appropriate, and produce required reports and records.
- Work within professional, ethical, safeguarding, equality, and organisational policies, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
- Complete administrative duties, travel as required, and undertake other reasonable duties appropriate to the role.
What you’ll need
- Degree in Psychology or equivalent/related field.
- Driving licence and access to a vehicle
- Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience using IT systems and recording information appropriately.
- Experience of working with care experienced children including working with teams around the child.
Due to the nature of the role, it is necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken (DBS).
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are also committed to supporting the Armed Forces community through our Armed Forces Covenant.
Eligible candidates from military backgrounds are guaranteed an interview – please include details of your service on your CV.